Spice Storage!

We had to do some rearranging in our kitchen cabinets to accommodate our new OXO brand airtight containers.  I was never really happy with our spice storage, which was in the upper cabinet on the lowest shelf next to the stove.  We couldn't see what was behind anything and we had several multiples because of that.  

I had read somewhere that keeping them in the freezer kept them longer. We don't put much in the door of the freezer, so we moved what little there was and moved all the spices over.  It freed up a bunch of space in prime real estate and made better use of the freezer door space.  It still is hard to see what's in there, but now it's only two deep and I just need to label them on the lids.  I was also thinking, I would just put them in order alphabetically, then I would be more apt to know where they would be.  

Dresses for Miss Milly (I mean, Miss Arya!)

Milly Arya has 4 dresses. Most of them, I think look pretty old fashioned, but I just think they are the cutest things! I got the first one at Ross ($8) and the other 3 at either a consignment sale or consignment store ($3-$4 each). The last one is the smallest, so she'll get to wear that one first. It's fun to think I'll be able to dress her in dresses and cute frilly things!

As for her other clothing I'm really confused about what to dress her in. I immediately think of onesies and cotton sleepers, but then I think she's going to be so cold, so I've started getting a few fleece sleepers and long sleeve onesies. I did some shopping at Ross and TJ Maxx and found things for half off. And with clothing diapering, her bottom may be extra fluffy, so I don't know what size she'll fit into at the beginning or what brands of clothing will be best. From what I've read, Baby GAP has a bigger bum allowance than other brands (I've been able to get a couple pairs of jeans or khakis at a consignment sale that were Baby Gap for pretty cheap ($2-$3 each). Next weekend, I'm going to a baby consignment sale where moms sell their things all together in one place. As a pregnant lady, I get special treatment and get to go in before the general public to scope out good deals. I also got a deal from a site like Groupon where I prepaid $10 for $20 worth of baby clothes at the sale. So, I at least will save $10.

Tomorrow, I'll experiment with my camcorder on my phone and see if I can show you what clothes I do have for Newborn to 3 Months.

Baby Nursery Wall {1}

Neil and I decided early on that we weren't going to put the baby in a separate room. We want him or her to be with us in our room and I didn't want to have to go from room to room to breastfeed in the middle of the night. And because we rent, it's not very practical to paint our room because we'll just have repaint it back when we move. My current Pinterest board is full of nursery photos with neutral walls.

We rearranged our bedroom and now the crib is on it's own wall. I was looking at it the other day and its just screaming to have a little baby decor. And, I convinced Neil that we could just paint one wall! :)

So, here is the starting point...please ignore the messy bed and the laundry in the crib.

My idea is I'll have a blog post for inspirations, paint colors, wall decor, craft projects and crib bedding.